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The ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY in Medrknbur* County for a Weekly, Its Readers Represent the LARGEST BUYING POWER in Charlotte Official Organ Central Labor Union; State Federation of Labor I I rut h) id, Honest, Impartial Clip Charlotte labor Journal Patronize our Adver tisers. They make TOUR paper possible by their co operation. AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Endeavoring to Serve the Masses VoL V.—No. 43 YOU* AOTUrriMMCMT III VMS JOWIUL M A CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936 JOURNAL ARVntlflM DBSIRVI CO AA Dam Vmf SENATOR WAGNER FLAYS ATTACKS ON LABOR-DISPUTES ACT-HITS THE ENEMIES OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC CREED The right of workers to a voice in determining their condi tions of employment is “the American economic creed” and the National Labor Relations Act is the “charter” of that creed. This apt statement was included in an address delivered before the Labor Institute in New York City by United States Senator Robert F. Wagner, who, with Representative William P. Connery, Jr., of I Massachusetts, sponsored the Labor Relations Act in Congress.! The address was also delivered over the national network of the Columbia Broadcasting Systm. “None but the enemies of the creed are determined to flaunt the char ter,” the Senator stated, “and even they find these simple principles so ob viously just, so honored in the hearts and minds of the average American, that they are forced to resort to indirection, assuming the fantastic position of professing to agree with the objectives of the law, but disagreeing with any attempt by the Government to make these objectives attainable. “It is too bad,” Senator Wagner continued, “that they could not dis cover a less transparent subterfuge. They might as well give three cheers for liberty of expression and then advocate repealing the constitutional guarantee of a free press, or come out for freedom of person and then sug gest that we suspend the writ of habeas corpus. “The country will not be deterred by such shallow objections”. Senator Wagner insisted, adding: "In the eyes of the people, the National effort to reduce involuntary unemployment and destitute old age; to curb child labor and the sweatshop; to tear down the slums; to provide steady prosperity and fair profits for business; to diminish economic strife and to give a better chano- to the talented and industrious.” Anti-Labor Units Block Wagner Connery Act NEW YORK, N. Y.—J. Warren Madden, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, in an address before the Labor Institute here, as sailed as a “gratuitous and unjusti fied libel against the Constitutional Fathers” the implication which he at tributed to those who have attacked the constitutionality of the Wagner Connery Act, that the founders of the nation meant for American work men “to remain perpetually, in the language of Chief Justice Taft, ’help less in dealing with employers’.” He charged that the American Liberty League, the National Association of Manufacturers “and other powerful organizations” had obstructed en forcement of the law to the point of “substantial nullification” b:, broad casting their opinion that the Wag ner-Connery Act would be held un constitutional and thereby inspiring a multitude of suits against its pro visions in the lower courts. John M. Carmody, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, expressed the belief that many workers still have jobs because their employers share the average American’s reluctance to “law” over their disputes and so are abiding by the Wagner Act. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Our loyal secretary, R K. Amyx is up in Roanoke, Va., doing his “stuff” —but his friends have not let him pass out of their memory, and he was missed at last night’s dance of Central Body and the Women’s Un ion Label League. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS STATE RIGHT TO BAR PRISON-MADE GOODS WASHINGTON, D. C.—A sweep ing victory in the long fight to curb the sale of convict-made goods on the open market was recorded here in the decision of the United States Supreme Court sustaining the valid ity of the Hawes-Cooper Act barring the shipment of prison products into States where laws prohibit the sale of such merchandise. T. A. WILSON A CHARLOTTE VISITOR T. A. Wilson, a member of the North Carolina Industrial Compensa tion Commission, and president of Raleigh Typographical Union, was a Charlotte visitor this week on busi ness. LABOR MEETING SUNDAY A meeting of organized workers of Charlotte will be held at the Moose Hall Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Presi dent R. R. Lawrence, of the State Federation of Labor, will bring a message to those present of great importance. Be on hand. Don’t forget the open meeting for Union members Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Moose Hall, South Tryon street, between Trade and Fourth streets. This is really important to all union men in Charlotte and surrounding territory. RAILWRY CLERKS ARE TO MEET TONIGHT A meeting at which a campaign for increased Charlotte membership in the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks will be inaugurated will be held in the French room of the Hotel Char lotte this evening at 8 o’clock, J. P. Spencer, of Cincinnati, representa tive of the Brotherhood, announced yesterday. Claude Albea, of the Charlotte Central Labor Union; W. F. Hartz heim, international representative of electrical workers, and Mr. Spencer will be the speakers, it was an nounced. NEW YORK UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW IS VALID UTICA, N. Y —The constitution ality of the New York State Unem ployment Insurance Law was upheld in a decision handed down here by Supreme Court Justice William F. Dowling in the case brought by E. C. Stearns & Company, and W. H. H. Chamberlin, Inc., both of Syra cuse. TODAY “Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What 0ur part may signify in the great whole we may not understand; but ■ we are here to play it, and now is I our time. This we know, it is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part of love, not of cynicism. It is for us to express love in terms of human helpfulness.” —David Starr Jordan. SENATOR M’ADOO WANTS CONSTITUTION AMENDED WASHINGTON, D. C.—Firmly convinced that adequate Federal leg islation to improve the economic con dition of American farmers is jeo pardized by the decision of the United States Supreme Court invalidating the Agricultural Adjustment Act, Senator William G. McAdoo, of Cal ifornia has introduced in the senate a joint resolution to amend the Consti tution so that “Congress shall have power to enact laws in aid of agri culture and for its reasonable regula tion.” The amendment, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States, would prevent the Su preme Court from invalidating Fed eral regulatory laws designed to ben efit the farmers in the fields of pro duction and distribution. The “rugged individualists” are col lecting “coolies” to fabricate their merchandise in the Orient. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS AND BUSINESS MEN A resolution adopted last year as to The Labor Journal and solicitation of funds in the name of Central Labor Un ion was brought out of the minutes and republished as in formation. The resolution reads as follows: “Resolved, That we publish in The Charlotte Labor Journal, that we do not condone any solicita tion of advertising except for The Charlotte Labor Journal, purporting to represent labor, unless over the signature of the secretary of the Charlotte Cen tral Labor Union. CHATTING ■V HARRY BOATS Labor is organised for its own protection, and the best protection it can possibly find is the advertising of its own product, and particularly the mark which will distinguish the union-made article from that which is man ufactured under non-union conditions. With this object in view the follow ing is clipped from the Union Label Section of a recent issue of the Typo graphical Journal: PAY ENVELOPE GREAT ECONOMIC POWER Labor union members spend over 10 million dollars every week. This means that annually over seven billion dollars of union-earned money passes from the workers’ pocketbooks into the channels of trade. If this vast sum were spent only for union-made goods and union services, it is difficult to estimate its benefits to labor unionism. Wc must arouse all labor union members and their sympathizers to this gigantic power which rests in their pay envelopes. If they should pledge that not a cent of this immense pay roll would be spent unless the products bore the union label and the services were also union, then labor unionism would become the most powerful move ment in our economic life. About the year 1800 a Dr. William King, of Brighton, England, preach ed a gospel which still bears an authentic ring for reformers. “You are poor,” he said in effect,' “because you work for others and not for your selves. True, you have no capital, but you have purchasing power. Com-, bine to purchase. Let the economics of combined buying accumulate «s capital. Use that capital to establish your own workshop. So will you end the exploitation of labor which arises from ignorance.” What Doctor King said 135 years ago is just as true today. The union workers can make their collective buying power as great an economic force as collective bargaining. Every labor unionist and the members of his family can become partners in the union label movement without the outlay of one cent in cash. Before spending their union-earned money, all that is necessary is to demand the union label, shop card and button. BE A UNION LABEL BOOSTER The following article received from Glenn C. Crain, Kalamazoo, Mich., member of the state label committee, the Label Director feels sure will be of intrest to our raders: We, the members of the International Typographical Union, are con stantly looking for the union label on printing matter which we all know means work for the union men of our craft. We should also be on the watch for the union card or button of other crafts as well and work hand in hand. There are times when we feel energetic and desire to accomplish some thing worthwhile. Many long to do some act which will proclaim to the world their heroism. This is praiseworthy. But while waiting the big moment why not do some of the really noble acts which you may do now? It is well ot remember that we achieve with our acts, not our hopes. Many members of the International Typographical Union cherish the hope of home day doing something heroic to help this great organization, the International Typographical Union. While waiting for this great dream to come true, they neglect many really helpful acts that would add much to their worth to this organization. Again may I say that by demanding union-made products we are help ing our fellow crafts to employ more union men. “■ The union man who resolves decisively to live up to the doctrine of fair play toward his associates by patronizing the union label, card and but ton will enhance his character. Not only that, he will be an inspiration to others who mean well, but who are for&dful and caretes® He will be an everlasting rebuke to the craven wichiil our rahks who Vreaifiiily patronize the unfair employer. All over the country we find label boosters. No greater honor can be bestowed on a union man or woman than to be known as a label booster, because the union label is the weapon that deals the most telling blows against the sweatshop, prison-made goods, and child labor. With an army of label-boosters the union label will annihilate these per nicious evils. The Three “S’s” of Beer Bottles, “Stubby ” “Standard ” “Statue” “Stelnle” Is Nsms Given to Nswi TUST as dress manufacturers cre “ ate new styles for milady's wear, so we discover that bottle manu facturers are alert to modem trends in the designs for beer con tainers. The latest contribution of one of the country’s leading glass manufacturers, who only a few months ago introduced a new no deposit, non-returnable beer bottle ■t Member of Beer Bottle Family. called “Stubby", i» a new* light weight bottle named “Stelnle”. The new bottle Is 26.3 per cent shorter than the standard beer bot tle, but has the regulation 12 ounce capacity. The attractive bar maid above, is filling Miss Gretcben Stein’s stein with beer from the new “Stelnle” bottle. Don’t forget the open meeting for Union members Sunday Afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Moose Hail, Sooth Try on street, between Trade and Fourth streets. This is really important to all onion men in Charlotte and sorroonding territory. Brazil has supplanted the United States as the chief supplier of raw cotton to Germany. GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE AGAINST PACT VIOLATION PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Members of the Knit Goods Workers' Union here walked out of the Fairplay Knitting Mill. Officials of the onion said the firm refused to abide by an agreement to settle differences with a shop committee or submit them to arbitration. It was also charged that two employes had been dismiss ed for union activity. WPA HALTS WORK ON FACTORY SCHOOLS—ALLEGE GRANTS IN SOUTH USED FOR “VOCATIONAL.. SCHOOLS—PRDUCTS ARE SOLD WASHINGTON, D. C.-New regulations drawn to govern expenditure of WPA vocational education funds have resulted, in ' the stoppage of work on four so-called “vocational schools” being built in Mississippi. J. W. Edelman, of the research department, American Fed eration of Hosiery Workers, laid charges before Harry Hunter, assitant to Aubrey Williams, assistant WPA Administrator, affect ing projects in Lumberport, Brookhaven, Philadelphia and Colum bia, Miss. Cessation of work was ordered by WPA Administra tor Harry L. Hopkins. The new regulations were drawn up following protests made several months ago by organized labor, resulting in an investiga tion indicating that Federal grants for vocational education in a number of Mississippi towns were being used to pay salaries of textile and garment factory foremen. This was done on the theory that foremen were “instructors.” The “students” were paid no wages, even though they were engaged in regular industrial proc sess. It was further stated that, at the end of their learning period, they were put on the payroll at apprentice wages, then went through another “learning” period. Meantime, goods produced through this neat form of chiseling reached the competitive mar ket. Don’t forget the open meeting for Union members Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Moose Hall, South Tryon street, between Trade and Fourth streets. This is really important to all union men in Charlotte and surrounding territory. HUTCHISON URGED FOR COMMISSIONER OF LABOR Frank A. Hutchison, district fi nance officer of the Works Progress administration, is on the cerge of an-1 nouncing his candidacy for the Dem ocratic nomination as state commis sioner of labor and printing, accord ing to reports current among his friend.—Observer. BUS SERVICE FOR GRAHAM STREET The Charlotte city council today wiU* approve the substitution of bus service along a portion of Graham street to replace the stret car serv ice covering that neighborhood. There are as many words in an average 24-page newspaper as in a complete novel. In Japan the silkworm furnishes whole or partial livelihood for at least 18 million people. Blood Case Won By Ruling of the Federal Court PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—(AFLNS.) —The National Labor Relations Board won an important decision here in the refusal of Federal Judge Wil liam M. Kirkpatrick to enjoin the Board from holding a collective bar gaining election of the employes of John Blood & Co., at its Boyerton plant. The company asked for the injunction against the Board. Judge Kirkpatrick refrained from ruling on the constitutionality of the Wagner-Connery Labor Disputes Act, under which the Board was estab lished. He also ignored the Board's motion to dismiss the suit as prema ture. The company’s contention was that the action of the Board in holding the election would result in irreparable injury W the company’s property, and consequently should be banned by judicial edict. Judge Kirkpatrick ruled that the election of representatives through which the employes would negotiate wages, hours and working conditions would not harm the company. He declared the firm is not in a position to seek an injunction until the Gov ernment takes action in case of a re fusal to obey an order of the Board. IMPORTANT MEETING OF WORKERS IN ORGANIZED LABOR MOVEMENT AT MOOSE HALL MARCH 15TH A meeting: has been called for all union men and women at the Moose Hall on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p. m. President R. R. Lawrence, of the State Federation of Labor will bring a vital and important message and it is imperative that every union man and woman be present. BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYES UNION HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT, SAYS THE NEW YORK LOCAL PRESIDENT NEW YORK, March 11.—Union leaders headed their “big push” on the building service strike today against more buildings in theatrical district and mid-town business area despite operator’s offers to arbitrate. James J. Bambrick, local president of the International Build ing Service Employees union, issued orders to spread the crippling skyscraper walkout to as yet unaffected sections of Brooklyn and queens. “We have just begun to fight,” Bambrick said, adding that the previous refusal of building operators to agree to Mayor^F. H. LaGuardia’s plan to settle the strike left the union free to revert to their original demands, most controversial of which was the closed shop. The union accepted the mayor’s proposals “unconditionally.” Bambrick’s statement led to the belief that the owners’ arbitration offer, made last night in ad address by Walter Gordon Merrit, attorney for the realty advisory board, would not stop the spread of the strike today. While Merritt was outlining the employers’ stand, a mass meeting of strikers vowed to continue the walkout indefinitely. Merritt’s offer included recognition of the union for collective bargain ing, non-discrimination against union members, replacement of union em ployees only by other union members and arbitration of hours and wages. Merritt’s terms did not include a preferential shop, offered by Mayor Laguardia’s plan as a compromise between the owner’s open shop and the union closed shop demand. “The union leaders have shot their bolt and failed,” Merritt said in prophesying that by today almost normal conditions would be restored. The police department however estimated that 2,347 buildings through out the city were affected; yesterday’s drive against skyscrapers of the Times Square and Grand Central zone added 2,000 strikers, bringing the total to 40,000. OFFICIAL PROGRAM STATE TEXTILE CONVENTION On Thursday, March 26th, Hie Journal will publish the official program of the North Carolina Textile Convention, to be held in Charlotte at the Selwyn Hotel. This issue will be sent to the different locals throughout the State and be dis tributed at the convention to all visitors and delegates. Mr. E. A. Thrift, president of the State Textile Council, has charge of this page.
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